Song Ruyi was in a daze. Her leg hurt when Lu Jingnan pulled her over, but when she was drowned in his warm embrace, the pain in her ankle seemed to miraculously disappear.
At that moment, the thing she felt most was Lu Jingnan's warm embrace.
In this slightly cold weather, it warmed her body and heart.
Song Ruyi did not think about why Lu Jingnan was hugging her. At this very moment, her mind was blank. She could not think about anything else. She just wanted to feel the warmth and security that Lu Jingnan brought to her.
She obediently leaned into his embrace quietly. She did not resist or struggle.
Song Wanwan was stunned by what she saw. She did not know why the uncle would suddenly hug her mommy. When she wanted to look again, Tang Shan, who stood at the side, quickly covered her eyes.
"Uncle Tang Shan, what are you doing?" Song Wanwan called out.
Hearing her daughter's voice, Song Ruyi came back to her senses. She wanted to see her daughter.
Nonetheless, just as she turned her head, someone's hand pressed her head back down again.
At this moment, Lu Jingnan whispered into her ear, "Song Ruyi, who was it that said she could live well with a child by herself? Hmm?"
Song Ruyi paused. Had she ever said something like this in front of him?
Even so, she did not refute him.
She came back to her senses, and her sensory nerves returned.
Perhaps she had stood for too long, but her leg started to hurt.
She hissed.
Lu Jingnan reacted instantly. "What happened? Where are you hurting? Are you injured?"
"My ankle. There were too many people just now. Someone bumped into me, and I sprained it," Song Ruyi said. Previously, she had been carrying her daughter, so she did not make a fuss. She can no longer ignore the pain at this moment.
Lu Jingnan squatted down and rolled up her pants. He saw that her ankle was swollen and red.
'What? She hasn't been treated?'
"Tang Shan!" Lu Jingnan called out.
Tang Shan held Song Wanwan's hand and walked over. "Yes, President Lu?"
"Carry the child carefully. Go back to the hotel and book a room for them," Lu Jingnan said.
"Understood."
Lu Jingnan looked at Song Ruyi. He bent down and carried her like a princess.
Song Ruyi was shocked when she was suddenly swept off her feet.
Subconsciously, she put her hands on Lu Jingnan's shoulders. She blushed a little. "I can still walk by myself. I'm not completely helpless."
Lu Jingnan glanced at her. "Are you acting tough now? Please."
He retorted haughtily. She was clearly a delicate girl who had to make herself look tough. He could not understand why she had to force herself to live such a life.
Song Ruyi could rely on him when he was right by her side. Yet, she still wanted to act tough around him.
After being rebuked by Lu Jingnan, Song Ruyi had no choice but to stay quiet and bury her head.
She did not know how she was going to explain the situation between her and Lu Jingnan to Wanwan in the future.
When the four of them left the area, the property management staff stopped them and said that they needed to be registered and were not allowed to leave for the time being.
Hearing that, Lu Jingnan was furious.
"We're not allowed to leave? Who the f*ck made such a rule? Open your eyes and take a good look. What time is it now? Look at how tired the child and her mother are. We have to stay outside until dawn just so you can register us?"
The staff from the property management was speechless for a moment.
It was true. The child was very young. He did not have the heart to make them stay.
"I'm sorry. The child is indeed tired. I'm an owner here. My name is Song Ruyi. When I came down just now, I didn't bring my property certificate. How about this? I'll get the certificate tomorrow and come back to register, is that okay?"
"Okay, Miss Song." The property clerk nodded.
If she was the owner, they were not afraid. They were afraid that the tenants would take advantage of the chaos and run away. It would be difficult to deal with them later on.
"Thank you," Song Ruyi said.
Lu Jingnan saw that Song Ruyi was always so polite even to outsiders. He did not feel good about it, but it was too unmanly of him to be mindful about such a small matter at a time of emergency.
He continued and carried her away.
Song Ruyi did not let him carry her all the way. When she was communicating with the staff just now, her face was flushed with embarrassment.
This was her neighborhood. If the people in the neighborhood saw her, they might misunderstand.
Of course, it was a special situation. She could ignore the judgment of others, but she was worried that Lu Jingnan's arms would be sore.
"Let me down," Song Ruyi said again.
"Have you brought your ID?" Lu Jingnan asked.
"I have. It's in my bag." Song Ruyi nodded.
"Take it out and give it to Tang Shan."
"Okay."
After registering, Lu Jingnan checked into two new rooms. One was for the mother-daughter pair, and the other was for himself.
Upon entering the room, Song Wanwan was sleepy.
The fear caused by the fire was overcome by the embrace between Lu Jingnan and her mother.
Also, she was a child, and it was almost 2:00 am. She had never gone to bed this late.
Song Ruyi was also very sleepy.
After entering the room, Lu Jingnan placed Song Ruyi directly on the bed. Then, he carried Song Wanwan to the bed to rest.
Song Ruyi patted Song Wanwan gently and rhythmically. In less than two minutes, Song Wanwan fell asleep. Song Ruyi was also sleepy. She did not notice when Wanwan had fallen asleep as she was fighting to stay awake herself.
She vaguely heard Lu Jingnan walking around the room. He opened the door and said something to the person at the door. Then, she heard Lu Jingnan call her by her ear.
"Song Ruyi... Ruyi." Lu Jingnan did not know that she was already asleep.
Her ankle was not treated yet. If she fell asleep like that, the pain would only worsen the next day.
Song Ruyi heard Lu Jingnan call her. She opened her eyes sleepily and asked, "What's wrong?"
"You have to deal with your foot. Otherwise, the pain will be unbearable when tomorrow morning comes," Lu Jingnan said. Then, he picked her up and walked to the hall outside.
Song Ruyi sat on the couch. Lu Jingnan moved a chair over and let her put her sprained foot on it.
"You need to apply ice for half an hour." Lu Jingnan wrapped an ice bag with a towel and placed it on her leg.
It was a little cold and painful. Subconsciously, she wanted to withdraw her foot.
Lu Jingnan grabbed her injured foot. "Do you still want to walk? Listen to me."
Song Ruyi remained silent.
The words made her heart throb.